Division I Women

Quinnipiac Airs It Out over Detroit Mercy

from press release

HAMDEN, Conn. - The Quinnipiac University women's lacrosse team
began a five-game homestand with a 17-7 victory against Detroit
Mercy at the Quinnipiac Field Hockey & Lacrosse Turf Field.
Senior co-captain Ashley Valentine (Friendship, Md.) led the way
with five points on three goals and two assists, while sophomore
Christine Sinnigen (Sudbury, Mass.) added three goals and one
assist. With the win, the Bobcats improve to 4-1 overall, while the
Titans drop to 2-5 in their inaugural season at the Division I
level.

"It's always good to get a win especially when we're headed to a
series of conference games," said head coach Danie Caro. "We played
everyone who dressed today and I am happy that we can get that
experience at this point of the season. I was pleased to see the
production we got off the bench and that everyone contributed to
this win."

Detroit's Corina Mahorn scored the game's opening goal 51
seconds into the first half. The 1-0 advantage would be the only
lead of the game for the Titans as the Bobcats scored the next
three goals over a span of 1:35 to take the lead. Valentine scored
two of her goals in that span, while Sinnigen netted her first.
Detroit trailed by two for much of the first half before Quinnipiac
went on a 4-0 run to build the lead to six, 11-5, at halftime.
Sinnigen's third goal of the game sparked the run and was followed
by two goals from freshman Devon Gibney (Hopkinton, Mass.) and one
from senior Nicole Fiore (Monroe, Conn.).

The second half began much like the first with three goals in
the first five minutes. The Titans' Emily Boissonneault scored the
first goal of the half, but her team could not build off the
momentum as the Bobcats scored the next four.

After Valentine scored her third of the game on a feed from
Sinnigen, juniors Brittany Hauser (East Northport, N.Y.) and
Kaitlyn Vennard (Albany, N.Y.) scored their first goals of the
season just over four minutes apart. Senior co-captain Tiffany
Manzi (Feeding Hills, Mass.) scored her lone goal of the game on a
free-position shot with 17:06 remaining in the game.

After Detroit's Mahorn scored with 16:41 showing on the clock,
the Bobcats tightened defensively, not allowing another goal the
rest of the game. Junior Jennifer Skipper (Centerport, N.Y.) scored
her third goal of the season with just over 11 minutes left on a
free-position shot. Neither team scored again for more than 10
minutes until Quinnipiac freshman Jane Moldovan (Shoreham, N.Y.)
tallied her first-career goal with three seconds left to give the
Bobcats the 10-goal win, 17-7.

Quinnipiac split time in goal with freshman Noelle Martello
(Westbury, N.Y.) getting her first-career start, making three saves
in earning the win. Junior Hannah Nelson (Glastonbury, Conn.) and
sophomore Lexi DeStefano (Brookfield, Conn.) split time in goal in
the second half for the Bobcats. Detroit's Brett Yenger played the
entire game, making nine saves in the loss. Senior defender Erin
Coffey (Huntington, N.Y.) had a game-high six ground balls and four
caused turnovers.